The Entrepreneurship team promotes innovation and ignites the entrepreneurial spirit by working on a variety of real-world projects that drive meaningful impact and foster growth. The Student Designers on this team have the opportunity to take initiative and collaborate with other students and industry professionals, developing their own skills while providing opportunities for others. Projects may include working with external clients on projects for their businesses or organizations; managing the Innovation Center Store and Career Closet; and designing and teaching Entrepreneurship summer camps.
Entrepreneurship Team Projects
Get tailored recommendations that drive meaningful results!
Our team of high school students is dedicated to applying entrepreneurial skills to real-world challenges. We work with local businesses to provide tailored recommendations and deliver meaningful results.
With skills in strategic planning, business operations, product management, project management, and data analysis, we offer valuable insights and fresh perspectives to help you grow your business.
- Research-Based Business Recommendations: Receive tailored insights and recommendations for addressing your business challenges or achieving your business goals.
- Customer Marketing Plans and Strategies: Receive tailored marketing plans, strategies, and calendars to reach your audience and grow your business.
- Event Planning and Management: Receive tailored event strategies and plans with actionable steps to support your business in executing a successful event. We provide strategy, planning, research, and recommendations, while you manage execution, bookings, and on-site coordination.
Experience the Innovation Center and shop our store of student-made products!
The Compass Store infuses entrepreneurship throughout the Innovation Center by collaborating across project teams to develop, market, and sell products that spark curiosity in and invite exploration of the opportunities available at the Innovation Center, providing customers with meaningful experiences. Our offerings include custom shirts, airplane kits, interactive Design Thinking activities, engaging games, 3D-printed musical instruments, books, and more.
Shop the Store
Want to make a purchase? Find us at Innovation Center events or contact us via email at [email protected]. All proceeds go back into supporting student projects and programs.
Make professional attire accessible to all students! Donate when you can. Use when you need.
With community donations, the Career Closet offers students the opportunity to thrive in a professional environment with free access to gently-used professional attire for their interview, pitch, presentation, and more.
Donate Clothing
We accept donations of good-condition business casual and professional attire in all sizes, for all genders: Dress shirts, dress pants, dress skirts, dress shoes, suits, suit jackets, ties, and knee-length and longer dresses. Donations can be dropped off in the Career Closet donation bin during regular hours at the Innovation Center.
Browse and Select Clothing
St. Vrain students can browse, try on, and keep clothing from the Career Closet for free, with a limit of one outfit per semester and re-donations encouraged. The Career Closet is located in the Entrepreneurial Zone, room 220, at the Innovation Center. Students can email the project team manager to schedule an appointment.
Explore entrepreneurship!
The Innovation Center hosts summer camps for elementary and middle school students. Student Designers create curriculum for the Entrepreneurship summer camps and teach the camps in June.
Innovate by Design
3rd-5th Grade
Are you ready to become an innovator, creator, and problem-solver? Join us in using your creativity and skills to make the world a better place! Step into the shoes of people around the world to explore global issues like access to clean water, renewable energy, and education. Dive into fun, hands-on activities like building windmills, creating plastic bottle schools, and designing water filters. Think of creative solutions for these global problems, then get your hands dirty and build your own inventions. Test them out, and at the end of camp, share your best invention with everyone, showing how it can change the world. Don’t miss this adventure where you’ll become an innovator and problem-solver. Let’s start innovating by design!
Maker’s Market
6th-8th Grade
Do you have a great idea you want to turn into a reality? Join us and explore the world of entrepreneurship! Design a real product, purchase materials, manage a budget, produce inventory, create marketing materials, and set up your own storefront. At the end of camp, sell your product to fellow campers and have the chance to purchase others’ creations in our Maker’s Market event! Campers will receive a budget of pretend money to purchase raw materials for their own products and to shop for others’ creations in the market event.
Entrepreneurship Team Manager
Interested in joining? Contact Hannah McDonald for questions, availability and how to apply.
If you’re interested in taking any Entrepreneurial courses for high school credit at the Innovation Center, check out our course catalog here.
